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Peggy Burt born 1781 married Abraham Ben<strong>net</strong>t who was <strong>of</strong> a family als<strong>of</strong>rom Warwick, Orange County. Peggy was born on Oct. 1 in 1781 and diedApril 10, 1839. She was before marriage August 30, 1800 a member <strong>of</strong> thefirst Baptist Church congregation formed in the Chemung valley. The 1803records in the Church Book show a "Dismission from this Church to PeggyBennitt when joined to another <strong>of</strong> the same faith". This second church wasthe one on Sing Sing Creek in Big Flats formed by the Rev. Roswell G<strong>of</strong>f.Near the site <strong>of</strong> this old church, long since gone, are her gravestone and that<strong>of</strong> Abraham. It was about 1803 that Abraham purchased part <strong>of</strong> the land thatmade up his farm just west <strong>of</strong> the village <strong>of</strong> Big Flats. The names <strong>of</strong> thechildren <strong>of</strong> Peggy and Abraham Ben<strong>net</strong>t are given as a part <strong>of</strong> the Ben<strong>net</strong>taccount.Records concerning the other children <strong>of</strong> Thomas Burt are not to be foundin any <strong>of</strong> the Burt genealogies and are for that reason included in the followingparagraphs.Anna Burt, the oldest daughter and perhaps the oldest <strong>of</strong> Thomas Burt'schildren, married Abraham Westbrook. It would seem that theirs is the familylisted in the 1800 census <strong>of</strong> Ontario County, N. Y. In the town <strong>of</strong> Phelps theage <strong>of</strong> the wife <strong>of</strong> Abraham Westbrook is given as between 16 and 26 years.In December <strong>of</strong> 1800 Abraham Vanacen Westbrook and his wife Anna gave adeed for land in Lot #1 <strong>of</strong> Town 11, Phelps & Gorham Purchase, Ontario Co.This land was next to the land <strong>of</strong> the John Featherly family. In 1840 a deedgiven by Thomas Burt Sr. <strong>of</strong> Chemung for land in Lot #7 was worded toElizabeth Ann Westbrook and Sarah Ann Featherly both <strong>of</strong> Wayne Co. Mich,grandaughters". This shows basis for the claim that after Abraham Westbrookdied, his widow Anna became the wife <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the members <strong>of</strong> the Featherlyfamily.Sally Burt born May 1, 1787 married Vine Baldwin who, as is related inthe County History, was the first white child born in Chemung township. Vinedied June 21, 1872 and Sally on May 8, 1864. In 1836 Thomas Burt gave landto Miles C. and Morgan J. Baldwin "grandsons by my daughter Sarah" (quotingthe wording <strong>of</strong> the deed)Children <strong>of</strong> Vine and Sarah Baldwin:Charlotte L. Baldwin was born Aug. 17, 1809Thomas Burt Baldwin was born Mch. 22, 1811Robert C. Baldwin was born Mch. 25, 1813Vine H. Baldwin was born Mch. 8, 1815Morgan J. Baldwin was born Feb. 14, 1817Miles C. Baldwin was born Nov. 5, 1819Mary E. Baldwin was born Sept. 30, 1821Martha M. Baldwin was born May 10, 1825MarriagesMiles C. Baldwin born Nov. E>, 1819 at Ridgebury,Bradford County, Pa. married at Wysocks, Bradford Co.Mary Ann Smith born April 28, 1828Betsey Burt, daughter <strong>of</strong> Thomas Burt Sr. was born before 1800 and diedafter 1855 according to the census records. She was the daughter who, tradition33

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